The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-15
EMPIRE AGAINST EMPIRE
BISMARCK AND THE CzAR PLAYING
A DESPERATE GAME.

Hostile Tariff Enactmenrs the First
Steps in Clash Which Must End
in War or Compromise-Conci
tory Advices From st. Petersburg
Received With Mistrust.
Copyright 1887 by the Nc,o York associated
Press
BERLIN, May IA. The sugar tax bill was
passed by the Bundesrath to-day, and will
be presented to the Reichstag next week
An effort will be made to have the measure
pass its first reading before Whitsuntide.
The bill fixes the import duty
from Aug. l, 1888, on syrup and
molasses at Is marks per 100 Kilograms;
upon all other sugar, so marks per 100 kilo-
grams; on beet roots, mark, and on beet
root sugar, homemade, 10 marks per 100
Kilograms. Further, from the same date,
an export bounty Of 10 marSs per 100 kilo-
grams will be paid on raw sugars and for
other sugars export bounties of u marks.
SOCIAL MEASURES.
The progress of the spirit and sugar bills
being promising the government hopes that
the Reichstag will overtake during the
present session some of the social measures.
The agrarian party has definitely sue
ceeded III inducing the government TO pre-
pare bill raising the duties on corn and
wool. Herr Won Scholz, Minister of FL
nance, has the bill in hand. 1t is reported
that the leading proposals nearly double the
import duties on corn, rye and wool. The
opposition to these proposals lessons under
the irritation caused by the Russian tariffs,
which are hostile to Germany.
RETALIATING AGAINST RUSSIA.
The grain bill will be a response to Rus
sian iron duties and prohibition against
German iron masters forming foundrieS on
Russian soil under the new Russian iron
tariff. The Silesian trade is stagnant and a
number of iron works are at standstill 1t
is reported that the Russian government
contemplates an extension of the tariff war
by prohibition of German goods other than
those of iron and steel.
Official advices from st. Petersburg to-
day declare that there is marked improve
ment in Russian relations with Germany,
and that the entente cordiale with Prince
Bismarck has been renewed, despite the
polemic over the Austro-R Russian treaty re-
garding the occupation of Bosnio.
DREAD OF FURTHER REVOLUTIONS.
This statement conflicts with the feeling
in Berlin official circles, and is interpreted
as indicating dread of further revelations Of
of new intrigue on the part of Russia, who
it is alleged is trying to induce Austria to
abandon the German alliance. The origin
of the recent disclosure is now known to
be the discovery by Prince Bismarck
that Russia was making approaches for an
other secret treaty with Austria with the
object of detaching her from Germany. The
disclosure has effected its purpose of frus-
trating the Russian game and obliging the
Austrian government to summarily refuse
to consider any arrangement not known to
Germany.
ROOFING OUT THE GERMAN LANGUAGE.
The Post, referring to the Cars edict
suppressing the German language in the
schools, declares that this is the hardest
blow struck at German and European
civilization in the Baltic provinces. 1t in
wolves extirpation of the German element
in Dorpat University, and will intensity the
bitterness of the anti-RuSSian sentiment felt
throughout Germany.
THE OUTLOOK IN FRANCE.
The National Zeitung fears the return
to power OF the Freycinet-Ferry
coalition. All papers agree that the
new French cabinet, with Gen. Boulanger
as permanent Minister Of War, occupying
virtually the position of military dictator,
would be menace to the peace of Europe
Gen. Boulanger's project to experiment with
the mobilization of the French army is
regarded with interest and curl
oSlty In German military circles,
but no alarm is felt Every corps in the
French army has been ordered to hold itself
in readiness to mobilize 1t is expected that
orders fixing what corps shall be modified
will be issued about the time the reserves
are called out. Railroads will be monopo-
lied, acquisitions made for horses and
other measures adopted exactly similar to
those followed in time of war.
GERMANY NOT TO BE SURPRISED.
If the project concealed design for
sudden and universal obligation of the
French army this spring to surprise Ger
many, it will fail, as the German war office
has provided for the concentration of the
German army corps, conveying toward the
Rhine over line extending the whole length
of the empire, and for effecting the passage
of the French frontier within four days
from the time the order is issued.
Military criticism accords Gen Bou-
langer's scheme the merit of giving
the French army greater confidence and in
creased efficiency, and therefore likely to
give France an impulsion toward chaileng-
ing Germany.
The Professor party in Strasburg has re-
considered its decision not to bring forward
candidate for the Reichstag in place of the
late Herr Kable, and will nominate can
didate